I'm just a piece of dandelion seed, that flew with the wind, away from where I used to be, to find a place to belong to, but I won't forget who I was

Saturday, January 17, 2009

manasik haji Ar Ir

Ar Ir's manasik haji

Minggu lalu Ar dan Ir dan ratusan murid Tk Islam se Semarang selatan melaksanakan manasik haji, sebagai simulasi pelaksanaan rukun Islam yang kelima, pergi ke Mekkah untuk berhaji.Last week Ar and Ir and hundreds of Islamic kindergartens students in South Semarang did a manasik haji. Manasik haji is a simulation to a Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca, to do the fifth rukun as a moslem, and be home as a haji.

Buat muslim Indonesia, pergi haji butuh usaha besar, terutama sangunya. Memang buat sebagian orang, uang bukan masalah, tapi buat sebagian besar yang lain, itu perlu usaha lebih.For us, moslems who live in Indonesia, going to Mecca to do haji is a big effort, mostly about the funding. Off course, to some people money doesn't matter, but for most of us, it does.

Menyaksikan anak-anak berpura-pura menjalankan ibadah haji membuatku trenyuh, dan bertanya-tanya kapankah, atau akankah aku pernah punya kesempatan sekali seumur hidup melakukan haji yang sesungguhnya.Watching those kids pretending doing the pilgrimage has made my eyes watering and wondering when will I be able to, or will I ever have a chance of a life time to do the real one.

@fahmi: fahmi said: amen. did ar & ir wore underwear? coz the real pilgrim only allowed to wear two pieces when doing ihram-->ar ir itu masih pake kancut dan celana pendek. aku mau makein singlet tapi ga boleh ma gurunya. btw, kamu pake dua lembar itu doang? :Par and ir did wore underwear and even a short. I wanted them to wear a shirt but the teacher told them to take them off. by the way, how were you when wearing only two pieces of fabrics?

@heather: I would call it a religius educational tradition :D

@rinkly rimes:yes they are twins. thanks, amen.

@tumblewords:thanks

areyouserious:it is a great program to introduce important thing like that to children. thanks.

I hope that one day you will be able to make the pilgrimage. I bet it is a fun activity for the kids to prepare them for the real thing one day. only allowed to wear 2 pieces of fabric, humm that would be a trick! :)